tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514795258871703434.post6404145711365940783..comments2018-02-11T10:51:31.256-06:00Comments on Mandriva Linux Chronicles: A no-OS-computer? You must be a pirate!Mechatotorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15816943718402270287noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514795258871703434.post-4233728059736859722011-06-22T17:12:40.787-06:002011-06-22T17:12:40.787-06:00I had the same experience once on a phone call to ...I had the same experience once on a phone call to Dell about buying a laptop. When I said I didn&#39;t want the Windows license, they asked what I was going to run on it instead. I answered either Ubuntu, Fedora, or Debian. They said I was just making names up and that I was only going to pirate Windows, so they couldn&#39;t sell it to me without the Windows license. <br /><br />I brought up relevant clauses in the Windows EULA and Dell&#39;s policy at the time, but they just transferred me to another sales rep. I kept getting transferred another 2-3 times until finally the call just &quot;mysteriously&quot; disconnected mid-transfer. And I bought the laptop from a Linux laptop vendor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514795258871703434.post-40720101078882659612011-06-22T15:53:22.899-06:002011-06-22T15:53:22.899-06:00@Fitzcarraldo,
Thanks for the good suggestion &am...@Fitzcarraldo,<br /><br />Thanks for the good suggestion &amp; comment. I&#39;ll write my humble review when I get the system. Please don&#39;t expect much; I&#39;m no computer expert.Mechatotorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816943718402270287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514795258871703434.post-71453961697125706202011-06-22T15:06:24.690-06:002011-06-22T15:06:24.690-06:00Very interesting! I saw that post too, and also th...Very interesting! I saw that post too, and also thought the PC looks great. How about doing a review of the hardware, and about how you get on with it and Linux?<br /><br />Regarding your experience with their sales department, most people just assume that the only two operating systems in existence are Windows and &quot;Apple&quot; (I bet a lot of people don&#39;t even know the name of the OS), and can&#39;t understand why anyone would want to use anything else. Microsoft&#39;s hegemony over the desktop is just depressing in many ways.Fitzcarraldohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11608078262561049867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514795258871703434.post-773135648164965032011-06-22T13:39:42.702-06:002011-06-22T13:39:42.702-06:00@Megatotoro,
Good point. For Microsoft, you are a...@Megatotoro,<br />Good point. For Microsoft, you are always a pirate even if you paid your license.<br /><br />@be-slayed<br />Yes. She accepted to sell me the unit.Mechatotorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816943718402270287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514795258871703434.post-53645811719132437402011-06-22T13:10:34.988-06:002011-06-22T13:10:34.988-06:00So have you heard back from the Sales Rep yet?So have you heard back from the Sales Rep yet?be_slayedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02920742528327860445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514795258871703434.post-61876640920577823412011-06-22T10:42:32.709-06:002011-06-22T10:42:32.709-06:00Well, the piracy concern is not surprising if Wind...Well, the piracy concern is not surprising if Windows as an OS assumes that you are a pirate and thus you must prove you are not...and keep doing it periodically for as long as you have Windows installed.Megatotorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02268018256762186695noreply@blogger.com